The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-24
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THE PRINCESS DIAMOND NECKLACE
An Episode of the First Empire-The
Partisan Police Baf1ed.

Partisan Police Bafied
One evening when Napoleon ]. was in
all his glory, there was grand gala pro-
ductiOn at the Grand opera How many
reigning kings and princes occupied the
boxes and balconies, it is impossible for
me to estimate; the very seats usually oc-
cupied by the claqueurs were filed with
noblemen.
The Princess Borghese, the beautiful
and accomp lished Pauline, sparkled and
shone in her box, eclipsing all around her
by the splendor of her loneliness, as the
sun does its satellites by the brilliancy OF
its rays. On her neck she wore neck
lace, the diamonds and massive pearls of
which, intertwined and blendid with
transcendent art, still further enhanced
her Incompatible briiliancy When she
entered her box there was a murnlur of
general admiration.
The imperial box opened in it's turn, and
the master of the world appeared, saluUed
by these kings and princess with a for
m1dable cry of give L Empereurl' 1t was
generally remarked that the empress
seemed unable to take her eyes off her sis
ter-in-law, and appeared to be fasci mated,
daZz!ed, like the other occupants of the
vast auditorium, with the marvellous bril-
hancy of the necklace. Suddenly the box
of the Princess Borghese opened and a
young major presented himself wearing
the brilliant blue and silver UNIFORM of
the aide-deC camps of the empOrer'S staff
Her majesty the empress" said he, bow
ing low, 'admires the wonderful necklace
worn by your imperial highness, and has
expressed the liYeliest desire to examine il
closer" The beautiful Pauline made a
sign to one Of her ladies of honor who I'M
clasped and detached the necklace from
the princess neck and placed it in the
hands of the staff officer. The latter
bowed graYely and disappeared. This cpl
isode occurred toward the middle of thfI
second act. The entr' acte came am
passed away. The third act concluded
its turn. The fourth act came and passeb
and the entertainment concluded, yet std
the necklace was not returned. n
The Princess Borghese took this fCd,
characteristics freak of Marie LOuisiD
Next day, however, she asked if the
lace had pleased the empress, and wher
she had found the setting and arr&e's.
ment of the jewels to her taste. Theck-
press was thunderStruck, for she hatcher
seen il and had sent no officer for it .nge-
scribed. Napoleon deigned to mix EN-
self up in the affair He had the | not
of all the staff officers on duty the as de-
ing evening ascertained. And tbt him
by one, under some pretext otnames
had them called before his sistpreced
did not recognize one of them. Tlen one
mOned the prince of Otranto, mYher, ne
police. A long counsel was hel5er. She
thing possible was done, but in hey sum
unfortunate Fouche was ready mister OF
ha r IN despair. He had set H. Every
blOOdhOunds at work. His besfVa1n. The
were literally worn off their ldto tear his
result AS to their imperial lis keenest
was literally bubbling Owe w detectives
was almost on the point o t9gs, without
chief of police. But nett ae9 MASTER he
(which was worth nearly fifth rage and
the audaciOus thief was evehrashing his
San Francisco News LetteJ the necklace
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